31.   The region needs to develop its competitiveness and a good infrastructure and human resources to achieve any growth in world trade, Wyllie said.

32.   The region now needs public cash.

33.   This region needs regulatory systems that attract investors.

34.   Thus the region needs to open markets to stay competitive in information technology, they say.

35.   He also stressed that the region needed promotion.

36.   But he said the two regions needed to patch up their differences in order to boost trade and investments.

37.   The region will need support for many years yet, he said.

38.   Mindanao experts say the region needs half that amount in the next three years just to get economic growth started.